Conference Session

Inter- and Multidisciplinary Laboratories

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan Sharfstein, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Blanca Barquera, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Michael Hanna, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

in the biomedical and health sciences • Promoting environments that support innovation, economic growth and development in an ethical and fair context • Supporting communities where Merck employees work and live4Within the Merck Foundation, the Engineering Advisory Committee provides support toengineering schools and engineering-related organizations. Areas in engineering educationfunded by the Engineering Advisory Committee are: • Graduate and undergraduate engineering education in the areas of chemical engineering including biochemical, mechanical, and industrial systems engineering with primary focus on chemical engineering • Curriculum and faculty development focusing on needs of pharmaceutical industry

Conference Session

SPECIAL SESSION: Describing the Engineering Student Learning Experience Based on CAEE Findings: Part 1

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Morozov, University of Washington; Deborah Kilgore, University of Washington; Ken Yasuhara, University of Washington; Cynthia Atman, University of Washington

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Educational Research and Methods

science education are important foundations for becoming a competent engineer, butanother area central to engineering practice is design. Teaching and learning good design skillsare important aspects of engineering education in colleges and universities [19, 20]. ABET hasrecognized this need by including “an ability to design a system, component, or process to meetdesired needs within realistic constraints such as economic, environmental, social, political,ethical, health and safety, manufacturability, and sustainability” in the Criteria for AccreditingEngineering Programs, as one of the eleven learning outcomes that students should attain beforegraduation [21

Conference Session

Best of the NEE

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Norman Fortenberry, National Academy of Engineering; Tylisha Baber, Michigan State University

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New Engineering Educators

of course content ‚ Goals, content, design and organization of the course. ‚ Appropriateness of course objectives. ‚ Appropriateness of instructional materials. ‚ Appropriateness of evaluative devices to foster and measure student learning (i.e., exams, written assignments). ‚ Appropriateness of methodology used to teach specific content areas (i.e., pedagogical strategies). ‚ Commitment to teaching and concern for student learning. ‚ Student achievement, based on performance on exams, projects, presentations and reports. ‚ Support of departmental instructional efforts. ‚ Professional and ethical behavior.Articles on peer evaluation of teaching

Conference Session

Design: Content and Context

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Melnyk, United States Military Academy; Daisie Boettner, United States Military Academy

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Educational Research and Methods

, because of theirleadership role or work ethic, carried more responsibility for the team.Results of Changes Introduced in 2007 Overall, the grading changes made produced positive results. Each change presentedadvantages as well as minor disadvantages that will be discussed in more detail. However,combination of the four changes made in 2007 produced a much different result in the finalcourse grades. Compared to the previous ten years, as depicted in Table 1, the final coursegrades in 2007 featured a course GPA much closer to the mean GPA of the students entering thecourse. While it was not the goal of the course directors to arbitrarily reduce the students’grades, the changes introduced appear to have tempered the impact that the natural bias

Conference Session

FPD9 - First Year Learning & Assessment

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Whalen, Northeastern University; Susan Freeman, Northeastern University; Beverly Jaeger, Susan Freeman and Beverly Jaeger are members of Northeastern University's

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First-Year Programs

Conference Session

Successful Outcomes of Student Entrepreneurship

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Khanjan Mehta, Pennsylvania State University; Sven Bilen, Pennsylvania State University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

Conference Session

Faculty Attitudes and Perceptions

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cathy Burack, Brandeis University; John Duffy, University of Massachusetts Lowell; Alan Melchior, Brandeis University; Eric Morgan, University of Massachusetts Lowell

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Educational Research and Methods

combineengineering classes with social issues might be to use a multidisciplinary approach and tie into ahumanities course on “social factors in engineering use,” something jointly taught with ethics forexample. However, working across departmental lines was cited by one faculty member as oneof the biggest challenges at the college. Whatever specific approach is ultimately adopted, thereis an interest in exploring how service-learning can more fully integrated into the curriculum. Assuch, it may be time for S-L to begin to bring faculty together to explore those options.In a similar vein, there is concern among some of the faculty regarding the extent of theinstitutionalization of S-L. One faculty member expressed concern that SLICE is still

Conference Session

Venturing Out: Service Learning, Study Abroad, and Criterion H

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Duffy, University of Massachusetts Lowell; Carol Barry, University Massachusetts Lowell; Linda Barrington, University of Massachusetts-Lowell; David Kazmer, University of Massachusetts-Lowell; William Moeller, University of Massachusetts Lowell; Cheryl West, University of Massachusetts Lowell

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Liberal Education

the Town of Dunstable’s wells. These projects were facilitated by a member of Dunstable’s Board of Health (which oversees water quality in the wells).• Students in various engineering statistics courses have performed statistical analyses of a survey data for the SLICE project and have analyzed crime data for the Lowell Police Department as well as health data from medical clinics in which the students have installed raiods, lights, vaccine fridges, and town water supplies.• In Engineering Ethics, which is required for engineering students, students have examined a number of issues related to Peruvian villages associated with the Peru Project. These issues included whether to provide solar-powered television systems, opportunities

Conference Session

Design Communications

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Edward Lumsdaine, Michigan Technological University; Monika Lumsdaine, E&M Lumsdaine Solar Consultants, Inc.

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Design in Engineering Education

of leadership Learn the 11. Realistic constraints (including DFX, Conceptual economic factors, etc.) Design 12. Development of related communication skills Process 13. Production of required documentation 14. Ability to do whole-brain thinkingMeet Project 15. Ability to apply the creative problem solving Sponsor process to a conceptual design problemRequirements 16. Ability to apply engineering analysis in complex open-ended problems 17. Use of quality tools (QFD, FMEA, robust engineering, etc.) 18. Engineering ethics, intellectual property, other just-in-time topics depending on project needs 19

Conference Session

Continuous Improvement & Assessment of ET Programs

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nirmal Das, Georgia Southern University

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Engineering Technology

An ability to understand professional, ethical, and emerging applications of mathematics, science, experiments and apply experimental results to An ability to conduct, analyze, and interpret, skills and modern tools of civil engineering

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Entrepreneurship Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel Raviv, Florida Atlantic University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

. Graduates are now calledupon to contribute to a dynamic global economy. They are sharing projects with colleagues around the Page 13.750.18world, and must exhibit managerial and entrepreneurial skills with a clearer understanding of othercultures and ethics (Chau, 2005). We believe that a good way to proceed is to: • Explore the most relevant skills to become more innovative • Develop multiple hands-on activity-based Innovation Modules, each of which aims at specific skills, and with focused objectives and outcomes • Aggregate the modules into Innovation Units that are actual classes required to be

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in Civil Engineering Technology

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nirmal Das, Georgia Southern University

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Engineering Technology

An ability to understand professional, ethical, and emerging applications of mathematics, science, experiments and apply experimental results to An ability to conduct, analyze, and interpret, skills and modern tools of civil engineering

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Design in the Classroom

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dominic Halsmer, Oral Roberts University; Nicholas Halsmer, Oral Roberts University; Robert Johnson, Oral Roberts University; James Wanjiku, Oral Roberts University

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Design in Engineering Education

Conference Session

Electrical Engineering Technology Design Projects & Curriculum

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kin Moy, Youngstown State University

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Engineering Technology

: • Education verified through college transcripts, certificates of training. • Work Experience verified through work history and letters of reference. • Experience requirements vary according to level and discipline. • Personal References attesting to competency, work ethic and character. • EMC Technician Certification Criteria – Required Education and Experience • Provide specific record of six years or more of experience in EMC technician work. • Graduation from an approved electronics technology curriculum of two years. • The satisfactory completion of each year of an approved technician curriculum

Conference Session

Engineering in Middle Schools

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christine Schnittka, University of Virginia; Larry Richards, University of Virginia

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

a lecture and asking students to clarify their notes withanother student. However, thoughtfully designed activities can promote student engagement to amuch higher degree, and student engagement is highly correlated with academic success 5.One type of active learning, problem-based learning, is based on content-specific problems.Problem-based learning (PBL)6 is a teaching and learning method where problems relevant to thecurriculum provide the context and motivation for all the activities that follow. PBL started in Page 13.1139.2the mid 1950s in North American health sciences education and emerged as an ethical andpractical way to give

Conference Session

Tools of the Trade

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Niewoehner, U.S. Naval Academy; Craig Steidle, US Naval Academy; Eric Johnson, US Naval Academy

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Engineering Management

deflection, they are alsoconstantly asking themselves, “Am I healthy?” Critical thinking includes not only the process bywhich we gain a conclusion, it is also the process by which we ask, in parallel, “Is my thinkinghealthy?” This Figure 1 depicts Paul’s model. The goal, at the bottom, is the mature thinker, whosethinking skills and ethical dispositions act in concert, as evidenced by intellectual traits/virtues.The Elements of Thought comprise the tools by which we analyze intellectual work, our own andothers, taking it apart to understand its constituent parts. Intellectual Standards are the criteriaagainst which we evaluate the quality of intellectual work. Specifically, the model identifies thevital questions we should be asking ourselves

Conference Session

Learning from Entrepreneurship Programs

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeffrey Blessing, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Kristen Mekemson, Kern Family Foundation; David Pistrui, Illinois Institute of Technology

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

Conference Session

Student Recruitment and Retention

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yvonne Ng, College of St. Catherine

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Educational Research and Methods

indicated three of the four top areas were either learned on the job or had beenforgotten since formal education: 1) software and design patterns, 2) object-oriented conceptsand technology, and 3) requirements gathering and analysis. Other top areas learned on the jobincluded analysis and design methods; testing, verification, and quality assurance; projectmanagement; confirmation and release management; human-computer interaction/userinterfaces; and databases.Business and art topics of high importance in the respondents’ careers, but which were learnedon the job, included 1) ethics and professionalism, 2) technical writing, 3) giving presentations toan audience, and 4) leadership. Today, this need for a well-rounded, project-based

Conference Session

Public Engineering of Engineering, K12 Standards, and Overview

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mark Sanders, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Conference Session

Engineering Student Involvement in K12 Programs

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jill Andrews, University of Michigan; Lorelle Meadows, University of Michigan; Joy Oguntebi, University of Michigan

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

interdisciplinary approach with an overall objective of improving ecosystem understanding, health and management, and provide a mechanism by which to bring research expertise into the classroom. Dr. Meadows has taught upper level environmental ocean dynamics courses as well as the college’s Introduction to Engineering course, which combines a team project with technical communication material, environmental consciousness and ethics. Her most recent contribution to this course has been the development and implementation of a service-learning curriculum and the inception of an engineering education research program to explore the service-learning pedagogy in engineering

Conference Session

Outstanding Contributions to ME Education

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ashland Brown, University of the Pacific; Joseph Rencis; Daniel Jensen, U.S. Air Force Academy; Chuan-Chiang Chen, Tuskegee University; Essam Ibrahim, Tuskegee University; Vladimir Labay, Gonzaga University; Paul Schimpf, Eastern Washington University

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Mechanical Engineering

educationalobjectives include the following: (a) an ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering; (e) an ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems, and; (k) an ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering practice.A future ABET Program Outcome that will be addressed includes: (c) an ability to design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs within realistic constraints such as economic, environmental, social, political, ethical, health and safety, manufacturability, and sustainabilityThe project assessment goal is to accurately and comprehensively assess each educationalobjective. The assessment goal will be accomplished